Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame explained

The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi, honors Mississippi's famous musicians. It is a "Who's Who" of the blues, rock and roll, and jazz from their beginnings to present day. The organization's museum is located in the Jackson–Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi.^[1]

Inductees

Blues

• • Willie Dixon - Vicksburg, MS David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Shaw, MS
• Mississippi John Hurt - Teoc, MS
• Vasti Jackson - McComb, MS
• Elmore James - Richland, MS
• Robert Johnson - Hazlehurst, MS
  • Tommy Johnson - Terry, MS B.B. King - Itta Bena, MS
• Charlie Musselwhite - Kosciusko, MS
• Charlie Patton - Edwards, MS
• Pinetop Perkins - Belzoni, MS
• Hubert Sumlin - Greenwood, MS
• Muddy Waters - Rolling Fork, MS
• Joseph Lee "Big Joe" Williams - Crawford, MS
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II - Glendora, MS Howlin Wolf - White Station, MS

Classical

• • • John Alexander - Meridian, MS Milton Bryon Babbitt - Jackson, MS William Brown - Jackson, MS
• Ruby Pearl Elzy - Pontotoc, MS
  • Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield - Natchez, MS Samuel Jones - Inverness, MS
• Willard Palmer - McComb, MS
• Leontyne Price - Laurel, MS
• Steve Rouse - Moss Point, MS
  • • James Sclater - Clinton, MS William Grant Still - Woodville, MS Walter Turnbull - Greenville, MS

Country

• Hank Cochran - Greenville, MS
• Charles Feathers - Holly Springs, MS
• Bobbie Gentry - Chickasaw County, MS
• Mickey Gilley - Natchez, MS
  • Faith Hill - Ridgeland, MS Carl Jackson - Louisville, MS
• Fred Knoblock - Jackson, MS
  • O. B. McCinton - Senatobia, MS Elsie McWilliams - Meridian, MS
• Ben Peters - Greenville, MS
  • Charley Pride - Sledge, MS LeAnn Rimes - Pearl, MS
• Jimmie Rodgers - Meridian, MS
• Mississippi Sheiks - Bolton, MS
• Conway Twitty - Friars Point, MS
• Tammy Wynette - Tremont, MS

Gospel and religious

• • • • James Blackwood/The Blackwood Brothers - Ackerman, MS Blind Boys of Mississippi - Piney Woods School Canton Spirituals - Canton, MS C. L. Franklin - Sunflower County, MS
• Mississippi Mass Choir/Frank D. Williams - Jackson, MS
• James Owens - Clarksdale, MS
• Pilgrim Jubilees - Houston, MS
• Rev. Cleophus Robinson, Canton, MS
• Jackson Southernaires - Jackson, MS
  • Pop Staples/Staples Singers - Winona, MS Southern Sons - Delta, MS
• Williams Brothers - Smithdale, MS

Jazz

• • Mose Allison - Tallahatchie County, MS Teddy Edwards - Jackson, MS
• William Fielder - Meridian, MS
• Dardanelle Hadley - Avalon, MS
• Milt Hinton - Vicksburg, MS
• International Sweethearts of Rhythm - Piney Woods School
• Hank Jones - Vicksburg, MS
• Jimmie Lunceford - Fulton, MS
• Tom Malone - Sumrall, MS
• Brew Moore - Indianola, MS
• Dalton Smith - Jackson, MS
• Freddie Waits - Jackson, MS
• Cassandra Wilson - Jackson, MS
  • Gerald Stanley Wilson - Shelby, MS Lester Young - Woodville, MS

Multi-talented

• Marty Stuart - Philadelphia, MS

Popular music

• Lance Bass - Laurel/Clinton, MS
• Keith Carlock - Clinton, MS
• Paul Davis - Meridian, MS
• Guy Hovis - Tupelo, MS
  • Van Dyke Parks - Hattiesburg, MS Nanette Workman - Jackson, MS

Production/recording/promotion

• Blackberry Records - Summit, MS
• Delta Records/Jimmie Ammons - Jackson, MS
• Marty Gamblin - Philadelphia, MS
• Malaco Records - Jackson, MS
• Willard and Lillian McMurry - Jackson, MS
• Peavey Electronics/Hartley Peavey - Meridian, MS
• H. C. Speir - Jackson, MS
• Johnny Vincent (John Imbragulio) - Laurel, MS
• Benjamin Wright - Greenville, MS
• Jim Dickinson - Little Rock, MS

Rap

• David Banner - Jackson, MS
• Nate Dog - Clarksdale, Ms
• Big K.R.I.T - Meridian, MS

Rhythm and blues

• Prentiss Barnes - Maglolia, MS
• Jerry Butler - Sunflower County, MS
• Joe Campbell - Greenville, MS
• Little Milton Campbell - Inverness, MS
• Sam Cooke - Clarksdale, MS
• Tyrone Davis - Greenwood, MS
• Bo Diddley - McComb, MS
• John Lee Hooker - Clarksdale, MS
• Dorothy Moore - Jackson, MS
• Junior Parker - Clarksdale, MS
• Jimmy Reed - Dunleith, MS
• David Ruffin - Meridian, MS
• Bobby Rush - Jackson, MS
• Rufus Thomas - Cayce, MS

Rock and roll

• Andy Anderson and the Rolling Stones - Clarksdale, MS,
• Jackie Brenston - Clarksdale, MS
• Delaney Bramlett - Pontotoc, MS
• Jimmy Buffett - Pascagoula, MS
• Ace Cannon - Grenada, MS
• Steve Forbert - Meridian, MS
• Blind Roosevelt Graves and the Mississippi Jook Band, Hattiesburg, MS
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - Nesbit, MS Elvis Presley - Tupelo, MS
• Warren Smith - Louise, MS
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Terry, MS
• Ike Turner - Clarksdale, MS
• Webb Wilder - Hattiesburg, MS
• Mary Wilson - Greenville, MS

Theater/Broadway/movie

• Glen Ballard - Natchez, MS
• Dee Barton - Houston/Starkville, MS
• Olu Dara - Natchez, MS
• Lehman Engel - Jackson, MS
• Eddie Hodges - Hattiesburg, MS
• Mundell Lowe - Laurel, MS
  • Mary Ann Mobley - Brandon, MS Lloyd Wells - Laurel, MS

Songwriting

• William Alexander Attaway - Greesville, MS
• Mac McAnally - Belmont, MS
• Clyde Otis - Prentiss, MS
• Paul Overstreet - Van Cleave, MS
• Tommy Tate - Jackson, MS
• Jim Weatherly - Pontotoc, MS
• Craig Wiseman - Hattiesburg, MS

Special

• Bob Pittman - Brookhaven, MS
• Gayle Dean Wardlow - Meridian, MS
• Skeets McWilliams - Jackson, MS

See also

• List of music museums

External links

• Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Msmusic.org. July 3, 2017.